The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-19

Then the farmers began to barrel pork and ship
II in fiatboats during the spring floods to New
Orleans. That was carried on until the canal
was opened. and even after. Hanningcr In
Adelphi used to ship pork and nour and whisky.
SO did George viii. George Dunkle had dis
tillery and mill, and was also very large
shipper.
my service in the war OF 1879 was altogether
Of about forty days duration. When Forts
Meigs and Stephenson were besiegcd went
out under the general call, and draw q pension
for that service now. Harrison could not rein
force Croghan ut Fort Stephenson, and sent
word to him to evacuate, as he knew II was the
intention to attack him, but Croghan was gal
liant soldier, and stood his ground and succeeded
In whipping the British very beautifully. The
British thought they could easily overpower
Croghan, and did not bring UP their siege guns
1t was n very costly oversight they discovered
"There was great severity practiced by the
officers toward their men In that war Rigid
discipline was preserved and deserters were
mercilcssly shot. Twas young man then, but
/ was opposed to the war. What were my
politicsS We were oil jefferson men here then ;
good Republicans, as his party was called at
that time. Sometimes we were called Demo-
cratic Republicans, or Representative Demo-
Gratis. At any rate, we were opposed to the
Fcderalists. The theory then was that the peo-
pie governed themselves, and, as 1t would be
impructicable for them oil to meet together,
tncy were BONcTncu Dy TcpTcscHtutlOH.
"In Chillicothe the feeling was strongly in ia
vor OF war, however, and when Worthington,
who voted against 1t in the u. s. Senate, came
home, he was nearly mobbed
1.-THE Republican party favored Bonaparte,
and many Of them denounced me for not favor
ing him. used to become very indignant when
1 would read of him burning cities and dcvas-
tating Germany, for that was the home of my
fathers. I was a German by descent and thor
oughly detested the French, probably having
imbibed some OF the National jealousy and dis
like that has always existed between those
hereditary enemies. thought then that Eng
land was the first nation OF the earth and Ger
many the next. The French got we'll paid back
for their brutal work. though, when the victo-
rious Prussians overran their country and
entered their proud city in the great war Of
1901.
''It took us nearly a month to hear Of the de-
cisive victory OF Jackson Mt New Orleans, and
until we did hear Of 1t we felt any thing but
safe. was u diligent reader OF the Napoleonic
wars, and admired the Duke Of wellington as
a great General his mastery work in the con-
ducting of the Peninsular war having induced
me to form that opinion. thought that Ma
poleon's back was completely broken when the
allies entered Paris in 1914. Although detested
Bonaparte, I felt cheap and inclined to be
sorry Why? Because the English were then
at war with us, and 1 imagined that, now that
plications In that direction settled, they would
be free to favor us with their undivided attcn-
tion, send Wellington and the heroes of the
Pennsular over here, and that we would have
no troops to compete with them. That delu-
sion was dispelled when jackson, with five
thousand raw troops, inflicted bloody defeat
upon Packenhom the Man Of Salamanca) and
twelve thousand Spanish veterans ut the de-
fense of New Orleans.
A visitor to the present abiding place OF Sam
uel Lutz. approaching the residence of Mr..
Lesher, with whom he lives. will hardly fail to
observe heavy sandstone boulder, set firmly
in the earth, and bearing on its corrugated face
the inscription:
JACOB LUTz SETTLED HERE
October, IS, 1902.
HIS SONS, SAMUEL, JACOB d. AND JOHN D. LuTz,
October IL, 1877. 10Th Anniversary.
The bowlder was found in the neighborhood,
and looks as though 1t might contain an admix-
ture OF flint and q touch Of iron ore.
Resuming his talk, Samuel Lutz said:
MY great grandfather settled at Lower
Lancon, below Bethlehem, in Northampton
County, Pa, some time about the middle OF the
last century. At the distribution OF his fathers
property. under the law Of primogenture his
elder brother took the lions share, and I don't
believe he allowed his sister much OF what was
left. My great grandfather, to speak plainly, was
q numskull, and his son. my grandfather, fol-
lowed closely in his footsteps. But there the
mental deficiency stopped. His wife was n
woman of brains, and the fact that she was a
good manager possessed OF fine business quail
fcations, probably saved him from starvation.
My grindfather's mother was born In 1735. so
that branch Of the family 8 ancestors must hive
settled in Pennsylvania early in the last cen
tury.
MY grandfather's name was Michael Lutz
He died in 1918, aged eighty-three years. II, as
1 said above, he had not married a woman with
brains he would have been in bad way and
so would some of his descendants, guess. My
fathers name was John Jacob, given him, 1
presume, in accordance with the German GUS
tom. which puts Hans in front Of almost
every male name. Ulrich LutZ, my great
grandfather, did not marry, according to the
family tradition, until he was more than forty
years Of age. Why he did not embrace the
matrimonial state at an earlier period of his
career can not divine. 1t was the custom in
Pennsylvania at that time that marriage should
take place early In life, and the elders Of the
church, who had great influence, did all in their
power to promote such alliances. How he man
aged to escape their Establishments and remain
bachelor until he was past forty can not tell.
Speaking of his death ut the age of eighty-three,
may siry that am the only LutZ in the male
line that ever heard Of who attained beyond
that age. My fathers sister got up into the
nineties before she went to her reward, and 1
think take after her in longevity, physical ap-
pearance and characteristics.
speaking of the religious beliefs OF the pio-
neer Pennsylvanians and influence of the clergy
over their flocks, the Reform and Lutheran
forms OF religion had the most extensive follow
ing. The Moravian Brethren, those intrepid
pioneer missionaries and followers Of the faith
for which John Huss suffered ut the stake,
founded the town Of Bethlehem. The Quakers,
OF course, came first, but they found few con-
verts among Germans. There were very few
churches, especially up In the Blue Mountains,
for the country and the people were too poor
to build them. The meetings were held in the
woods and groves, which were Gods first tenn
pies. Muhlenberg u Hanoverian, and very wise
and learned man, who had been court chaplain
to George the First, of England, came to Amer
lea especially to establish and organize Luther
anism. His son, also an eminent clergyman,
doffed the clerical garb when the Revolutionary
war broke out. and donned the bun and blue Of
o General In the Continental armies This last
one had an entry OF three thousand acres over
on Darby creek that amount Of land having
been granted him by the State of Virginia in
consideration Of his iilustrious military services
during the war.
I'm Northumberland County the first churches
were built OF logs, but rs the people grew
richer by the exercise of q wise thrift, charac-
teristic of the Pennsylvania German Catholics
in Pennsylvania until after the Revolution.
Did you ever read the Colloquies of Erasmus 2
No. had it once, but some borrowing friend
got it away from me. Well, that work gives q
better idea OF the German religious character
than anything else know of.
II was only six years old when was sent to
school at Buffalo Valley, now in Union Coun
ty, but when l received the rudincnts OF ar
education there 1t was located In Northumber
land County. At that time l could not speak
word of English except yes and no. The
school was taught by an English master, and
never received instruction from my other kline
of a teacher We were first taught the alpha
bet, and remember that having the long Ger
man 'ah' for a and n for Q In my mind and OF